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This week, the Queensland State Emergency Services celebrates its volunteers who work supporting Australians in need. SES provides emergency and rescue services to communities impacted by natural disasters and emergencies, and anyone can become one. Ibraheem Malik is a Pakistani Australian and decided to volunteer with SES, and has given him the opportunity to help …
A collaborative SALA exhibition displaying the artworks and stories of people living with disability, wraps up today in Adelaide. In its sixth year, 2024’s Myriad Art Exhibition, presented by Community Living Australia and venue partner, the State Library of South Australia – saw an uptick of participants including 105 artworks from 79 local artists displayed …
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International Overdose Awareness Day has been led in Australia for over a decade by the The Penington Institute, named after Dr David Penington who helped shape the Australian response to the HIV epidemic of the 80’s. Dr Penington’s work with affected communities, healthcare professionals, and policymakers at the time, set a global standard – founded …
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Brisbane-based disability advocate, Sara Shams has been celebrated for her efforts promoting inclusivity within the disability sector, receiving the Minister’s Multicultural Award this week. At the age of six, Sara’s life changed when she became a bilateral above-knee amputee. Born in Bangladesh, she later realised no media and workplace representation existed for multicultural Australian women …
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The Australian government’s move to omit questions on gender diversity and sexuality in the 2026 census has sparked major outcry from the peak body of LGBTIQ+ health, with other members of the community calling it a ‘betrayal.’ The decision comes over a year after Australian Bureau of Statistics issued its statement of regret, acknowledging distress felt by …
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Following the pandemic and the move towards greater off-campus courses and assessment there has been a significant spike in the number of students caught cheating at Australian universities. In particular technological developments are leading to increased concerns about the integrity of the university assessment system with students increasingly drawn to contract cheeting sites and misusing …
As a women, do you want to work an extra 50 days of full-time work as your male counterpart in order to earn the same as them? As part of Equal Pay Day organized by the (Workplace Gender Equality Agency), Verve Super have listed a full-time job, only for women that pays $0. This comes …
On Monday, the Fair Work Ombudsman announced employees can refuse to respond to work-related messages outside paid hours. The right to disconnect is similar to many other industrial relations rules around the globe. The law does not ban employers from contacting employees outside paid hours. But rather, it gives workers the right not to respond. …
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